goes over a road and toward houses, but it’s completely safe.
The one in Monte Ceneri is also over a field and it’s not uncommon to see wild animals on it.
I see Tom Scott, I upvote.
Ha, I knew something was coming. Saw him last tuesday at the airport in zurich
Wow 😀 I love his videos 🙂 cool that he also covers this stuff.
u/chaintip
I’ve been on this road many times. I always point out the shooting range and make smart comments to passengers how it is impossible that one could get hit… Until I watched this video… i never considered that one only needs to stand up… and we all know stories of drunk and or stoned soldiers no?
This is scary. I have cycled in places where sometimes they would just cordon off the path and you’d have to find a different route because people were shooting, but never knew this existed. Scary stuff.
Ha! Drove there few hours ago…
There’s also one where they shoot through a hiking trail, when they’re shooting they put up a sign that you need to go the long way round.
How can i start shooting? Just arrive at the facility?
Always wondered how the target system worked.
Impressed by the use of 3 microphones.
In Grandvillard (Gruyères area) there is one of the most wide open and easiest paragliding landing spots. Nothing for at least 2km around. There are only two obstacles: the mountain on the east side, and a shooting range to the north. If the massive windsock is hanging at the range, do NOT land long on North approach lol. Eating the cornfield to the south is better!
Easy 🙂 wir haben über eine Hauptstrasse und ein Industrie Gebäude geschossen XD
There should be a video about the”top 10 things about Switzerland that foreigners find crazy, but Swiss think are totally normal”. Like shooting ranges over roads. (My commune has one too, duh.)
Aaahhhh American gun-nuts in the comment thinking that we go around armed and can buy guns like candies in a candy store, a true classic!
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That’s awesome. Yea I have heard of this place. Bloke on the range has done videos on it.
Tom Scott loves finding this simple slightly off the beaten path locations.
Isnt there a range in a cave? Ive always been a bit curious to visit that. I figure there must be a calibre restriction
It is not even unique or uncommon.
[Tuggen](https://map.geo.admin.ch/?lang=en&topic=ech&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.swissimage&layers_visibility=false&layers_timestamp=18641231&E=2715613&N=1230120&zoom=11&crosshair=marker) , [Nänikon](https://map.geo.admin.ch/?lang=en&topic=ech&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.swissimage&E=2694701&N=1247856&zoom=10&crosshair=marker&layers=KML%7C%7Chttps:%2F%2Fpublic.geo.admin.ch%2F8norFyTjRJCt9Kkvbh7JJg)(out of operation),
I loved the video.
The one in Lugano is also similar: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Via+Sonvico+15,+6948+Porza,+Switzerland/@46.02886,8.9646194,454m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x4784326ad1f13f67:0xf4b0ec0c94c8c986!8m2!3d46.0280019!4d8.9651791
goes over a road and toward houses, but it’s completely safe.
The one in Monte Ceneri is also over a field and it’s not uncommon to see wild animals on it.
I see Tom Scott, I upvote.
Ha, I knew something was coming. Saw him last tuesday at the airport in zurich
Wow 😀 I love his videos 🙂 cool that he also covers this stuff.
u/chaintip
I’ve been on this road many times. I always point out the shooting range and make smart comments to passengers how it is impossible that one could get hit… Until I watched this video… i never considered that one only needs to stand up… and we all know stories of drunk and or stoned soldiers no?
This is scary. I have cycled in places where sometimes they would just cordon off the path and you’d have to find a different route because people were shooting, but never knew this existed. Scary stuff.
Ha! Drove there few hours ago…
There’s also one where they shoot through a hiking trail, when they’re shooting they put up a sign that you need to go the long way round.
[In Sigriswil-Gunten](https://s.geo.admin.ch/93c0bdc0b4), they shoot through a small valley and over a small road and buildings.
They is others examples like this.
How can i start shooting? Just arrive at the facility?
Always wondered how the target system worked.
Impressed by the use of 3 microphones.
In Grandvillard (Gruyères area) there is one of the most wide open and easiest paragliding landing spots. Nothing for at least 2km around. There are only two obstacles: the mountain on the east side, and a shooting range to the north. If the massive windsock is hanging at the range, do NOT land long on North approach lol. Eating the cornfield to the south is better!
Easy 🙂 wir haben über eine Hauptstrasse und ein Industrie Gebäude geschossen XD
https://s.geo.admin.ch/93c3a5d8d9
There should be a video about the”top 10 things about Switzerland that foreigners find crazy, but Swiss think are totally normal”. Like shooting ranges over roads. (My commune has one too, duh.)
Aaahhhh American gun-nuts in the comment thinking that we go around armed and can buy guns like candies in a candy store, a true classic!